• Kuo-Wei Wu, Chair, TWIGF
• Jo-Fan Yu, Managing Director & CEO, TWNIC

This keynote session will explore the evolving trends of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and their far-reaching societal impacts. The presentation begins with an overview of the latest advancements in AI technology, with a particular focus on the rise of Agentic AI applications.Furthermore, the session will examine the structural transformations in society, covering shifts in workforce patterns and skill requirements, the ubiquity of human-AI collaboration, and the emergence of new operational and economic models as organizations transition into "Agentic Enterprises."Alongside these developments, AI presents significant challenges, including the difficulty of discerning information authenticity, the widening digital divide and social polarization, and the profound impact on existing social trust mechanisms. This keynote will emphasize that, in this era of rapid AI advancement, establishing robust trust mechanisms remains the cornerstone for the sustainable development of a digital society.

• Lee-Feng Chien, Economic Advisor, Executive Yuan Economic Development Commission

• Jo-Fan Yu, Managing Director & CEO, TWNIC

• Lee-Feng Chien, Economic Advisor, Executive Yuan Economic Development Commission
• Isabel Hou, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Digital Affairs
• Jane Yung-jen Hsu, Distinguished Professor , Dean, Chang Gung University College of Intelligent Computing
• Ling-Jyh Chen, CEO, Taiwan AI Academy

As digital platforms increasingly function as critical infrastructure for public discourse, economic activity, and information flows, governments worldwide are advancing regulatory responses to address illegal and harmful online content. A central policy challenge lies in striking an appropriate balance between safeguarding public interests and upholding fundamental rights.In Taiwan, ongoing legislative and policy developments in online content governance have generated important momentum, while also surfacing structural challenges such as regulatory fragmentation, inconsistent standards, and reduced legal predictability. These dynamics have significant implications for compliance environments, freedom of expression, privacy protections, and innovation.This session will explore how to advance a coherent, transparent, and proportionate governance framework for online content, drawing on both domestic developments and international best practices. Key themes will include differentiated regulatory approaches across service types, the appropriate allocation of platform responsibilities, procedural safeguards and remedies, and the role of multistakeholder collaboration in shaping sustainable governance models.By convening diverse perspectives, the panel aims to foster a forward-looking dialogue on the evolution of digital governance, and to identify pathways for strengthening Taiwan’s role in shaping a resilient, rights-respecting, and future-ready digital ecosystem.

• Nicole T.I. Chan, Chairperson, Artificial Intelligence Foundation

• Ken-Ying Tseng, Partner, Lee and Li
• Che-Jen Hsu, SysOp of Public Relation of PTT forum
• Jofan Lin, Head of Corporate Affairs, LINE Taiwan Ltd.
• Hsin-Hsuan Lin, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, NCKU

Against the background of the evolution of the international situation and the rising demand for digital sovereignty, critical digital infrastructure—such as power grids, backbone networks, cloud, and data centers—is facing multifaceted challenges from external risks, regulatory compliance, and technological updates. For highly interconnected economies at the core of the global supply chain, such as Taiwan, "resilience" has evolved from the redundancy of a single system into an integrated governance across clouds, vendors, and domains. Through practical cases from Europe and Eastern Europe, this workshop aims to identify technical debt gaps and refine design principles for public policy and industrial practice.

The moderator will establish the policy context of infrastructure resilience under digital sovereignty and risk environments. Crystal Tu will share operational lessons from Eastern European power grids under complex security backgrounds, emphasizing time synchronization alternatives, multi-path redundancy, and multi-stakeholder collaboration to ensure service continuity. A representative from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) will present the latest research on the accumulation of technical debt in public digital infrastructure (e.g., caused by budget cycles and procurement regulations) and propose investment priorities and policy recommendations. Joey Chen will focus on cases of attacks on critical infrastructure in Eastern Europe to explore how to strengthen resilience monitoring, protection, and rapid recovery capabilities. Finally, [the session] will share how to analyze key issues and propose solutions to improve the continuous operational security of critical infrastructure.

This session explores principles such as layered resilience, multi-vendor strategies, observability, and portability through case studies, aiming to provide Taiwan's policymakers, industry, and technical communities with methods to strengthen long-term adaptability while maintaining open interconnectivity

• Crystal Hsu, Head of Government Affairs, Cisco

• Joey Chen, Leader, Security Research, Cisco Talos
• Dr. Chen Yi (Crystal) Tu, Security Assistant Research Fellow, Institute for National Defense and Security Research
• Jason Van der Schyff, Fellow, Cyber, Technology & Security Program, ASPI

Reflecting on 2022, the emergence of ChatGPT marked a pivotal era in the democratization and universal adoption of Artificial Intelligence. Looking ahead to 2026, we find ourselves asking: Are stablecoins approaching a similar inflection point for blockchain technology, heralding their own "ChatGPT moment"? This session will delve into the evolving role and practical applications of stablecoins, particularly as they integrate with the rise of AI Agents to form a native payment ecosystem for programmable money. As we witness a surge of new technologies and applications, the critical question remains: how can we establish a "responsible" governance framework for the future of finance?This panel brings together leading experts from industry, government, and academia to facilitate a high-level dialogue centered on three key dimensions: "Stablecoin Applications and Practical Implementation," "The Convergence of Stablecoins and AI," and "Striking a Balance Between Innovation, Compliance, and Accountability."

• Ken-Ying Tseng, Partner, Lee and Li

• JC Ko, Legislator, Legislative Yuan
• Wayne Huang, CEO, XREX Group
• Pei-Ling Tsai, Assistant Professor, Soochow University

• June Liu, Internet Governance Director, Taipei Computer Association (TCA) ICT Industry Policy & Law Center

• David Liu, Chairman, Net-chinese Co ,Ltd
• Hao-Yun Han, Director, iWIN (Institute of Watch Internet Network)
• Candice Jui-Chi Keng, Director, Innovation and Social Impact Center, Child Welfare League Foundation (CWLF)
• Yu-An Lin (Ph.D)., Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, National Taipei University

With the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence technologies and the ongoing development of the AI Basic Act, AI governance has become a central issue of concern both globally and in Taiwan. The role of AI in democratic processes, content moderation, AI labeling, privacy protection, and digital literacy are all emerging as key focal points in public discourse.

This panel will focus on the following core themes:

1.Localizing Global AI Governance Frameworks: Exploring how international AI governance principles—such as Meta’s Responsible AI framework—can be translated into practical approaches that meet Taiwan’s local needs, while balancing innovation, safety, and freedom of expression.

2.AI Integrity and Trust & Safety: In sensitive periods, examining how technology companies can leverage effective content moderation and AI labeling mechanisms to mitigate cross-border influence operations and misinformation, ensuring that platforms remain safe spaces for authentic civic participation.

3.Advancing AI Literacy and Societal Resilience: Addressing the challenges posed by AI-generated content by discussing how public-private collaboration and multi-stakeholder engagement—including government, industry, academia, and civil society—can promote digital and AI literacy, thereby strengthening overall societal resilience.

4.Building a Robust AI Governance Ecosystem: From both industry and academic perspectives, sharing approaches to establishing collaborative technology models that support democratic resilience, and exploring the opportunities and challenges of Taiwan’s “whole-of-society” approach to AI governance.

Through this panel, we aim to foster constructive dialogue among policymakers, industry leaders, academic institutions, and civil society, and to jointly advance an AI governance ecosystem grounded in trust and safety, while supporting an open internet and continued innovation.

• Ken-Ying Tseng, Partner, Lee and Li

• Philip Chu, Director of Public Policy, Products, APAC, Meta
• June Liu, Internet Governance Director, Taipei Computer Association (TCA) ICT Industry Policy & Law Center
• Ling-Jyh Chen, CEO, Taiwan AI Academy

As data becomes increasingly commodified, content moderation on major social platforms now relies heavily on data collection, behavioral inference, and algorithmic risk scoring. Platforms shape public discourse not only by removing content or suspending accounts, but also through ranking, downranking, labeling, and other visibility controls. Because these systems are often treated as commercial secrets, users frequently lack clear explanations, effective appeals, and timely remedies when enforcement actions are taken. This raises important concerns for freedom of expression, privacy, and procedural fairness.

This workshop takes the Matters platform as a practical case to explore two issues: opening moderation algorithms and governing disputed cases. As a Chinese-language public discussion platform with censorship-resistant features, Matters also faces large volumes of spam, scams, manipulation, and malicious attacks. This makes content autonomy and content governance inseparable in practice.

The session will focus on three questions:

1.Power and decision-making in content governance: What data is collected, and how is it used to decide whether content stays or is removed?

2.Minimum safeguards for rights protection: How can transparency be made understandable and meaningful once moderation logic is disclosed?

3.Governance for high-risk groups: How can platforms protect women, children, advocates, and those facing harassment, while reducing wrongful enforcement and preserving freedom of expression?

Through pre-workshop research, multi-stakeholder discussion, and follow-up synthesis, this workshop aims to generate further discussion and actionable recommendations on moderation algorithms and contested cases.

This session is supported by the 2026 TWNIC Community Grant.

• Yen-Lin (mashbean) Huang, General Manager, Matters

• Yingshin Lee, Community Lead, Matters Lab
• Nicole Chan, Chairperson, Digital Trust Association in Taiwan
• Denken Chen, User Representative, Independent
• Duke Wang, Open Source Community Contributor, Independent

As cross-border fraud, cybercrime, and the abuse of digital platforms become increasingly severe, government demand for data access from network operators has grown significantly. From criminal investigations to administrative inquiries, data has become a vital tool for combating crime and maintaining social order. However, while emphasizing anti-fraud efficiency and crime prevention, whether data access regimes possess a clear legal basis, adhere to the principles of proportionality and necessity, provide procedural safeguards and post-event remedies, and ensure rights protection for cross-border data flows has become a critical human rights issue in digital governance that cannot be overlooked. This session will draw on Taiwan’s recent data access practices and transparency data, inviting representatives from academia and civil society to discuss how to design a data access system that balances efficiency with the protection of rights in a context of heightened crime prevention needs.

• Rong-Geng Li, Professor, National Taipei University Department of Law

• Wen Lu, Research Assistant, Department of Law National Taipei University
• Jo-Fan Yu, Managing Director & CEO, TWNIC
• Chia-Shuo Tang, Research Manager, Open Culture Foundation(OCF)